Cars assembled in Russia in the lead

During the eight months of 2010, growth in imports of passenger cars in Russia amounted to 10,9%. The share of assembled cars in our country has reached 50%. Preponderance on the side of local production, as well as in foreign factories in Russia are going to just popular models. From January to August 2010 in Russia was imported 357.7 thousand cars. It is by 10,9% compared to same period of 2009 - last year, eight months were imported 325.1 thousand cars. Record was in August: This month increase in imports amounted to 56,1% - to 66.8 thousand vehicles against 42.8 thousand cars last August. Virtually all imported cars in Russia were new, with a run on foreign cars had only 1,6%. The big difference is that in 2009, not all motorists have recovered from the crisis. Last year, many have refrained from buying a car because of instability in the auto market. So long to retain current levels can not be - a wave of "calm" buyers soon shlynet. Last month, the leader of import to Russia began to brand Hyundai, which has brought into our country 10.3 thousand vehicles, which is 126% higher than in 2009. In second place mark of Daewoo, which has put Russia in 8,5 thousand vehicles (an increase of 162%). Third place went to Toyota, which imported 8.2 thousand passenger cars (up 125%). Experts believe that this year the country will be imported is not more than 580,000 cars. For comparison, in the crisis year of 2009 our country was imported 682.1 thousand cars, and in 2008, when there were the highest sales through customs were nearly 1.5 million foreign cars are. In 2008, Russia was brought in 2.5 times more passenger cars than that produced in the country. And in 2010, from January to July of 600,000 cars assembled in Russia around 310,000 had on foreign models. Even against the backdrop of stabilizing the economic situation of the import share is gradually decreasing. His displace foreign cars assembled in the factories of foreign brands in Russia. This year, the share of foreign cars produced in our country has reached 50%. This alignment is supported by the Russian government, which has no plans to lower customs duties. Foreign brands is cheaper to build factories in our country and to collect cars here than to bring ready-made cars. And the plants will gradually shift from SKD to full production cycle. Analysts estimate that in 2010, with pipelines Russian car will go 1.1 million passenger cars. Approximately the same number (1,104,000 shares) were collected in 2004. Compared with 2009, the level of production will jump by as much as 85% - last year, Russia had harvested about 600 thousand cars. However, this figure would still be less than 25% than in 2008, when the country produced 1.472 million vehicles. Recall, during a rally from Khabarovsk to Chita on Lada Kalina, Vladimir Putin said in an interview with one of the editions that the Russian government will continue to support the domestic auto industry through excessive tariffs, customs duties and localization of production of foreign cars in Russia. In Russia, built and successfully run more than a dozen auto plants, where gather the most popular model in our country. Two of them, Volkswagen and Hyundai, started production of low cost car specifically for Russian buyers - Polo Sedan and Solaris. Due to this over the past few years, the share of production of foreign cars has risen from 12% in 2005 to 40% in 2008 and 47% - in 2009. According to analysts, in 2011 the share of local production of cars will increase to 60%. Text: Olga Zabelkina.